Sophie Capewell
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| Born | Sophie Ellen Capewell 4 September 1998 Lichfield, England[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Track | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sophie Ellen Capewell (born 4 September 1998) is a British professional racing cyclist. She won a gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the team sprint.[2] She was also a member of the British trio who became world champions in the team sprint at the 2024 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.
Early life
Capewell grew up in Staffordshire.[3] Her father, Nigel Capewell, represented Great Britain in cycling at the 1996 Atlanta and 2000 Sydney Paralympic Games.[4][5][6] She attended Connell Sixth Form College.[7]
Career
Capewell competed in the women's sprint at the 2020 World Championships in Berlin.[8] Capewell then went on to win bronze in the team sprint at the 2021 World Championships in Roubaix, France.[9]
Capewell was selected for the England team for the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Despite taking the first race of three, Capewell ultimately lost the bronze medal final of the women's sprint to Emma Finucane of Wales, finishing fourth overall.[10] However, she bounced back to take 500m time trial bronze the following day. She subsequently won a silver medal in the keirin, which she dedicated to her late father Nigel, who died in October 2021.[11]
At the 2023 Track Nations Cup, Capewell won a bronze medal in the team sprint in Jakarta.[12] She also claimed a silver medal in the sprint at the meeting in Cairo. She was beaten in the final by her teammate Finucane.[13]
At the 2024 Track Nations Cup, Capewell was a member of the team that won back-to-back gold medals in the team sprint at Adelaide and Hong Kong.[14][15] Also in 2024, she was a member of the team that secured the team pursuit title at the 2024 British Cycling National Track Championships.[16] At the 2024 Summer Olympics, Capewell, alongside teammates Katy Marchant and Emma Finucane, won the gold medal in the women’s team sprint. The team broke the world record three times during the event, ultimately setting the new record at 45.186 seconds in the final.[2][17]
At the 2024 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Ballerup, Denmark, Capewell teamed with Finucane and Marchant to win gold in the team sprint.[18][19]
At the 2026 European Championships in Konya, Capewell was a member of the British trio who were defeated by Germany in the final of the team sprint.[20] In the sprint, she ended with a silver medal after being defeated by her compatriot Finucane in the final.[21]
Honours
Capewell was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2025 New Year Honours for services to cycling.[22]
Major results
- 2017
- National Track Championships
- 1st Team sprint (with Lauren Bate)
- 1st Keirin
- 3rd Sprint
- 2018
- National Track Championships
- 2nd Sprint
- 3rd Team sprint (with Blaine Ridge-Davis)
- 3rd Keirin
- 2019
- National Track Championships
- 1st Sprint
- 2nd Team sprint (with Milly Tanner)
- 2021
- UCI World Championships
- 3rd Team sprint
- 2022
- Commonwealth Games
- 2nd Keirin
- 3rd 500 m time trial
- UCI World Championships
- 3rd Team sprint
- National Track Championships
- 2nd Team sprint (with Blaine Ridge-Davis and Milly Tanner)
- 2nd Sprint
- 3rd Keirin
- 2023
- 2023 Track Nations Cup
- 3rd Team Sprint, Jakarta (with Emma Finucane and Lauren Bell)
- 2nd Sprint, Cairo
- UCI World Championships
- 2nd Team sprint
- UEC European Championships
- 2nd Team sprint
- 3rd Sprint
- National Track Championships
- 2nd Team sprint (with Blaine Ridge-Davis and Lowri Thomas)
- 2nd Sprint
- 2nd Individual time trial
- 3rd Keirin
- 2024
- National Track Championships
- 1st Team sprint (with Milly Tanner and Georgette Rand)
- UCI Track Cycling Nations Cup
- 1st Team Sprint, Adelaide (with Katy Marchant and Emma Finucane)[14]
- 1st Team sprint, Hong Kong (with Katy Marchant and Emma Finucane)[15]
- Olympic Games
- 1st Team sprint (with Emma Finucane and Katy Marchant)
- UCI World Championships
- 1st Team sprint (with Emma Finucane and Katy Marchant)
- 2nd 500 m time trial
- UEC European Championships
- 2nd Team sprint
- 2026
- UEC European Championships
- 2nd Team sprint
- 2nd Sprint
References
- ^ "Sophie Capewell". British Cycling. April 2020. Archived from the original on 20 September 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- ^ a b "British trio win women's team sprint gold". BBC Sport. 5 August 2024. Archived from the original on 5 August 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "Staffordshire backs its home-grown athletes at Paris 2024 Olympics". Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce. 30 July 2024. Archived from the original on 5 August 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "Sophie Capewell". Cycling Archives. Archived from the original on 10 April 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
- ^ "Sophie Capewell: British Champion and a junior sprinter on the rise". Peloton Watch. Archived from the original on 23 September 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
- ^ "Sophie Capewell". Eurosport. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Packer, Phil (18 February 2022). "Great Britain Track Cyclist and World Championship medallist, Sophie Capewell, joins the BRIT Family". The Brit Challenge. Archived from the original on 5 August 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "Women's Sprint: Start List". UCI. Archived from the original on 26 February 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
- ^ "World Track Cycling Championships: Great Britain win team sprint bronze in Roubaix". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 21 July 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games: Cyclist Emma Finucane claims second bronze medal". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 2 August 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games: Laura Kenny wins scratch race gold at track cycling". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 14 August 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ "Tissot UCI Track Nations Cup: Kiwis fly in Jakarta". UCI.org. 27 February 2023. Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
- ^ "2023 Tissot UCI Track Nation Cup - Cairo". tissottiming. Archived from the original on 14 December 2025. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
- ^ a b "Tissot UCI Track Nations Cup: Team GB sets the pace". UCI.org. 5 February 2024. Archived from the original on 10 February 2025. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
- ^ a b "Track Nations Cup 2024: Great Britain win women's sprint and men's elimination gold". BBC Sport. 15 March 2024. Archived from the original on 2 September 2025. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
- ^ "Report: Day 3 British Track Championships". Velo UK. Archived from the original on 27 February 2024. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
- ^ "Paris 2024 Olympics: Record-breaking Team GB storm to stunning gold in women's team sprint". Eurosport. Archived from the original on 6 August 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "British trio win women's world team sprint gold". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ "Great Britain storm to women's team sprint gold at Cycling World Championships". The Independent. Archived from the original on 24 January 2025. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ "GB team sprinters win European silvers in Turkey". BBC Sport. 1 February 2026. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
- ^ Coates, Charlotte (3 February 2026). "Finucane and Morris win European golds in Turkey". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 4 February 2026. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
- ^ "Southgate knighted in New Year Honours - full list". BBC. 30 December 2024. Archived from the original on 8 January 2025. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
External links
- Sophie Capewell at UCI
- Sophie Capewell at Cycling Archives
- Sophie Capewell at CycleBase
- Sophie Capewell at Olympics.com
- Sophie Capewell at Team GB
- Sophie Capewell at Olympedia
- Sophie Capewell at InterSportStats
- Sophie Capewell at Team England
- Sophie Capewell at British Cycling
- Sophie Capewell at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
- Sophie Capewell at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games